COST trading volume has added 901788 shares compared to readings over the past three months as it recently exchanged 3381788 shares. This means there is improved activity from short-term traders as per session, its average trading volume is 2480000 shares, and this is 1.36 times the normal volume. A look at its technical analysis shows that its 14-day Relative Strength Index (RSI) is in a neutral zone after reaching 48.66 point.

Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) dipped by -3.93% over the past three months which led to its overall six-month increase to stand at 14.51%. The equity price rose 1.5% this week, a trend that has led to both investors and traders taking note of the stock. A look at its monthly performance shows that its shares have recorded a -1.66% fall over the past 30 days. Over the past 12 months the stock has embarked on a rally that has seen it rise 19.41% and is now up by 21.62% since start of this year.

The shares of Costco Wholesale Corporation dropped by -7.67% or -$18.81 from its last recorded high of $245.16 which it attained on September 11 to close at $226.35 per share. Over the past 52 weeks, the shares of Costco Wholesale Corporation has been trading as low as $175.79 before witnessing a massive surge by 28.76% or $50.56. This price movement has led to the COST stock receiving more attention and has become one to watch out for. It dipped by -2.47% on Tuesday and this got the market worried. The stock’s beta now stands at 0.9 and when compared to its 200-day moving average and its 50-day moving average, COST price stands 6.87% above and -1.16% below respectively. Its average daily volatility for this week is 2.38% which is more than the 2.09% recorded over the past month.

Experts from research firms are bullish about the near-term performance of Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) with most of them predicting a $244.61 price target on a short-term (12 months) basis. The average price target by the analysts will see a 8.07% rise in the stock and would lead to COST’s market cap to surge to $107.06B. The stock has been rated an average 2.1, which roughly stands towards the bearish end of the spectrum. Reuters looked into the 29 analysts that track Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) and find out that 11 of them rated it as a Hold. 18 of the 18 analysts rated it as a Buy or a Strong Buy while 0 advised investors to desist from buying the stock or sell it if they already possess it.

The price of Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE:HRL) currently stands at $44.91 after it went down by $-0.63 or -1.38% and has found a strong support at $44.59 a share. If the HRL price drops below that critical support, then it would lead to a bearish trend. In the short-term, a dip below the $44.26 mark would also be bad for the stock as it means that the stock would plunge by 1.45% from its current position. However, if the stock price is able to trade above the resistance point around $45.47, then it could likely surge higher to try and break the upward resistance which stands at $46.02 a share. Its average daily volatility over the past one month stands at 1.99%. The stock has plunged by 0.2% from its 52-weeks high of $44.82 which it reached on Nov. 19, 2018. In general, it is 29.39% above its 52-weeks lowest point which stands at $31.71 and this setback was observed on Feb. 06, 2018.

Analysts have predicted a price target for Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) for 1 year and it stands at an average $39.5/share. This means that it would likely increase by -12.05% from its current position. The current price of the stock has been moving between $44.82 and $45.7. Some brokerage firms have a lower target for the stock than the average, with one of them setting a price target as low as $33. On the other hand, one analyst is super bullish about the price, setting a target as high as $50.

The HRL stock Stochastic Oscillator (%D) is at 63.79%, which means that it is currently neutral. The shares P/S ratio stands at 2.52 which compares to the 1.78 recorded by the industry or the 5.37 by the wider sector. The stock currently has an estimated price-earnings (P/E) multiple of 23, which is lower than the 26.2 multiple of 12-month price-earnings (P/E). The company’s earnings have gone up, with a quarterly increase rate of 11.1% over the past five years.

Analysts view Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE:HRL) as a Sell, with 3.1 consensus rating. Reuters surveyed 11 analysts that follow HRL and found that 8 of those analysts rated the stock as a Hold. The remaining 3 were divided, with 1 analyst rating it as a Buy or a Strong Buy while 2 analysts advised investors to desist from buying Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) shares or sell it if they already own it.

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